Program Director Diana Rhoten and Board of Directors member John Seely Brown were recently interviewed in connection with the PBS series on Digital Media - New Learners Of The 21st Century.

The Mellon Mays Graduate Initiatives Program recently hosted a Postdoctoral Fellows Retreat. Over 100 SSRC-Mellon fellows gathered to participate in professionalization workshops in San Diego, CA. The keynote address was given by Evelynn Hammonds, Dean of Harvard College and former member of the SSRC Board of Directors.

The Economic and Social Rights Empowerment Initiative has released cross-country datasets and research papers based on the Social and Economic Rights Fulfillment Index. The Index measures state compliance with economic and social rights obligations guaranteed under international law.

There will be a book launch event March 9 for Media Piracy in Emerging Economies, an SSRC project that is the first independent, large-scale study of music, film and software piracy in emerging economies.

Academically Adrift, a book recently co-written by Program Director Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa, continues to have an impact on the national conversation about higher education. It currently ranks 7th in the education category on Amazon.com and entered its overall top 100 list in January. Media coverage has included The Wall Street Journal, Salon, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Christian Scientist Monitor, USA Today, CNN, ABC News, NPR, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and others.

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